As part of his official visit to the US, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held separate meetings on April 21 with US Acting Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn, a group of assistants to senators of the Democratic and Republican Parties, as well as leaders of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Heritage Foundation, the Trade Council and US businesses which are operating in Viet Nam.

A repatriation ceremony for three sets of remains believed to belong to US servicemen listed as Missing in Action (MIA) during the war in Vietnam took place at Da Nang international airport on April 2.

Viet Nam is ready to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s administration to maintain the impetus for the development of bilateral ties, President Tran Dai Quang told US Ambassador to Viet Nam Ted Osius on March 31.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh reiterated Vietnam’s wish to strengthen ties with the US during his meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Bonn, Germany, on February 17.